Linked In security breach - revisited

Taken from:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228122/Have_LinkedIn_s_security_woes_permanently_damaged_the_social_network_

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Computerworld - After hackers last week breached the LinkedIn site, stealing more than 6 million user passwords, analysts are debating whether the attack will cause long-term damage to the social network.

In the attack, users' passwords were posted publicly to a Russian hacker forum. The incident garnered a lot of headlines, both in the trade and mainstream news media, and LinkedIn was accused of using lax security and having nothing more than light encryption to safeguard its users' data.

What is interesting is that LinkedIn makes its money in data - about people, executives, positions, networking - and yet, they didn't protect that most important asset to their business adequately.

I don't think that it will permanently damage LinkedIn, but it should cause them to step back and secure what they have quickly!!!